Out and About

Dogs, cats, pigs, and rodents of Hernando County this event’s for you! Paws On Parade will be held Saturday, Oct. 14 at Hernando Park. Put on your best costume and parade through town with your human! Registration is from 9-10 a.m. parade begins at 10 a.m. Prizes for best pet costumes. Registration $10 per pet and proceeds will benefit Operation Kindness for Hernando County Animal Services Inc

Please join Marker 48 Brewing for its 2nd annual Oktoberfest featuring the Running of the Wieners to benefit The Humane Society of the Nature Coast.

This year, there will be three days of fun-filled activities, including delicious craft beer, wines and sangria; food trucks and vendors on site; local bands; festive German music and more! Of course, Marker 48 will have its own, brewed-on-premise Oktoberfest-style beer available.

Tickets are selling quickly for LOT’s Annie. This is the full length Broadway version of the ever popular musical, based on the classic cartoon character, Little Orphan Annie. The very popular and well-known musical will open Live Oak Theatre’s 2017-2018 season. All seats are reserved.

A fundraising garage sale will be held at the Weeki Wachee Senior Citizens Club from 9 a.m. to 2p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 29 and 30, 2017. The sale is to raise funds for a new roof for the club building.Lots of items for sale as well as home baked goodies.

The Weeki Wachee Senior Citizens Club is located at 3357 Susan Drive, off Toucan Trail and US19.

The HHPS is pleased to welcome HHPS board member Jo-Anne Peck as the October guest speaker to provide an overview presentation in Historic Preservation. The lecture will go over the Who, What, Where, and Whys of preserving historic buildings. Jo-Anne Peck is a Historic Preservation Consultant that has focused on Florida history and architecture for over 20 years.

Lego fans of all ages gathered for the first Bricks-N-Blocks Convention held September 16th and 17th at the Hernando County Fairgrounds. Lego builders from the community and beyond were invited to display their original pieces for other Lego enthusiasts to enjoy.

The Glazer Children's Museum (GCM) is located in downtown Tampa, Florida, next to the Tampa Museum of Art and Curtis Hixon Park, alongside the Tampa Riverwalk. It is part of the Waterfront Arts District.

Join ornithologist Adam Kent to explore eBird, a real-time, online checklist and citizen science program launched in 2002 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society. This is a free, interactive presentation that will show participants how to record the birds they see, keep track of their lists, and locate specific species. Please bring a laptop or tablet so you can follow along. Free; open to the public. Contact 352-754-6722 / www.myfwc.com.